Syria's New Parliament Holds First Session Since Assad's Ouster

DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria’s recently elected parliament held its first convention Sunday since nan ouster of erstwhile President Bashar Assad, hoping to restart nan legislative process successful nan state aft years of conflict and autocratic rule.

The motorboat of nan parliament indicates Syria is moving up pinch drafting caller laws arsenic it recovers from decades of sadistic norm nether nan Assad family and a civilian warfare that killed astir half a cardinal people.

Two-thirds of nan 210-member People’s Assembly was elected done electoral colleges, while one-third was appointed by interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa. The parliament will service a 30-month word while preparing for early elections.

“After liberating our homeland and regaining our freedom, we are each moving toward consolidating nan state,” Al-Sharaa said successful an reside to members of parliament.

After taking an oath, nan legislators elected Abdul Hamid al-Awak arsenic speaker. Al-Awak, who is from nan northeastern state of Hasakah, served arsenic a judge successful nan Justice Ministry for a decade, according to Syria’s state-run SANA news agency. Reports said he was among galore Syrian officials who defected from nan Assad authorities successful nan early days of nan uprising and fled to Turkey.